Radiator cover



H. 0. PORTER.

.RADIATOR COVER. APPLlcAnoN F|LED /1uG.14.1919.

1,402,651 Patented Jan. 3, 1922.

Meme-m Po/PrE/ WIIWESSES STATES HERMAN 0. PORTER, OF ROCHESTER, NEW YORK.

RADIATOR COVER.

Specicationof Letters Patent.

Patented aan. s, ieee.

Application med august 14., 191e. serial No. 317,480.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HERMAN O. PORTER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Rochester, in the county of Monroe and State of New York, have invented certain new and' useful lImprovements in Radiator Covers, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to protectors for hot water and steam radiators.

The object of the invention is to provide a simple and efficient cover for radiators of the class described, which will prevent freezing ofthe waterl in said radiators when exposed to low temperatures, such as obtain in sleeping rooms, in cold climates when the windows are left open for ventilation.

Another object is to construct a protector of this class which may remain continuously over` the radiator and yet permit heat to pass out therethrough at the will of the occupant of the room in which the radiator is placed.

With the foregoing and other objects in view, which will appear as the description proceeds, the invention resides in the combination and arrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafter described and claimed, it being understood that changes in the precise embodiment of the invention herein disclosed may be made within the scope of what is claimed without departing from the spirit of the invention.

lin the accompanying drawings Figure 1 represents a front elevation with parts broken out of a radiator cover constructed in accordance with this invention with the closure in closed position,

Fig. 2 is a 'horizontal section with the closure shown closed in full lines and open in dotted lines, and

Fig. 3 is a perspective view showing a dierent form of the invention applied.

Tn the embodiment illustrated in Figures l and 2, a radiator R of ordinary construction such as is used for hot water or steam is shown, and over which is placed a casing 1 of any suitable material, preferably of ornamented metal, although obviously it may be of other material. This casing 1 is shaped to conform to the shape of the radiator Vand fits snugly against the floor F, completely encompassing the radiator. The front wall of the casing 1 has an opening therein equipped with a slatted closure, the slats 3,

which are pivotally mounted at their ends in the upper and' lower edges of the opening in the casing as shown at 4. These slats 3l are similar to pivoted slats or window shutters, registers andthe like, and when closed assume the position shown in full lines in Fig. 2, forming an airtight closure for the casing. v

A rod 5 is pivotally connected with the outer faces of the slats 3, being shown equipped with a plurality of eyes 6 which are loosely engaged with similar eyes 7 carried by the slats 3. This rod 5 has a hand grip 5 positioned for convenient actuation and which is shown clearly in Fig. 1. l

Each of the slats 3 has secured to its inner face a non-conducting lining 8I of asbestos or similar material which will prevent the passage of heat out through the slats or the f entrance of cold.

Coiled springs 9 are connected at one end with the slats 3 on their inner faces, and at their other ends are connected with the rod 10 which extends longitudinally through the casing 1 at a point spaced inwardly from the wall having the opening therein. These coiled springs are positioned obliquely and are connected with the free edges of the slats, and exert their tension to normally hold the slats in closed position as shown in full lines in Fig. 2.

The protector, 1, `when placed over a radiator as shown in Fig. 1, and the slats 3 closed, will completely encompass the radiator and exclude from the casing all cold air such as would tend to freeze the contents of the radiator should the temperature drop t0 an extreme limit.

When it is desired that heat shall pass out from ,the casing, the slats are opened by a single pull exerted on the handle 5a of rod 5 thereby opening the slats at right angles t0 I the casing into the dotted line position shown in Fig. 2, and which may be held in this position against the tension of springs 9 by any suitable means, not shown.

In the form shown in Fig. 3, a removable casing 1 is shown composed of any suitable material, flexible, rigid, or not, and which is lined with a non-conducting material 2a, similar to the lining 2 shown in the other figures. This casing 1a is designed to be placed over the` radiator R at night, when the window W' above it is opened, and thus protect the radiator against extremely cold temperature. In the morning when the window is closed, this casing 1a is removed t0 Vpermit the radiator to dispel heat into the surrounding atmosphere.

From the foregoing description, taken in yconnection with the accompanying drawwhat I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is p 5A radiator cover comprising a casing shaped to encompass the entire radiator, one Wall of said casing having an opening, a plurality of pivotally mounted slats positioned in said opening and adapted to close it, a rod connecting said slats, a rod extending longitudinally of said casing and spaced from .the wall having the opening therein, and a plurality of coiled springs each connected with said rod and with one end of said slats. 4 In testimony whereof I aiii-X my signature 1n presence of two witnesses.

HERMAN O. PORTER. 

